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Aspects of maritime security and safety of Poland
PublicationReferat przedstawia wybrane aspekty morskiego bezpieczeństwa Polski. Prezentacja problematyki jest ukierunkowana na problemy techniczne związane z bezpieczeństwem, pozostawiając na uboczu problemy prawne, logistyczne i społeczne. Na wstępie przedstawiono analizę zagrożeń dla bezpieczeństwa Bałtyku. Następnie opisano wybrane instytucje odpowiedzialne za morskie bezpieczeństwo Polski, ze szczegółowym uwzględnieniem Morskiej Straży...
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Determining and verifying the safety integrity level with security aspects
PublicationSafety and security aspects consist of two different group of functional requirements for the control and protection systems. It is the reason why the analyses of safety and security shouldnt be integrated directly. The paper proposes extension of the currently used methods of functional safety analyses. It can be done with inclusion of the level of information security assigned to the technical system. The article addresses some...
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Adapting Agile Practices to Security Context – Practitioners’ Perspective
PublicationIn this paper we explore the problem of introducing agile practices to projects dealing with systems with high security requirements. We also propose an approach based on AgileSafe method and OWASP ASVS guidelines, that could support such introduction. What is more, we present the results of two surveys aimed at analyzing IT practitioners’ views on applying agile methods to security reliant systems as well as evaluating the set...
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Portable raman spectrometer for maritime security applications
PublicationThe fast identification of explosives, narcotics and other chemicals carried on board of ships or transported in containers to the harbors is an important problem of maritime security. Raman spectroscopy is widely used for fast identification of various chemicals. Continuous progress in the field of photonics has resulted in commercial availability of low-power compact Raman spectrometers which can be integrated into portable systems....
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Is Artificial Intelligence Ready to Assess an Enterprise’s Financial Security?
PublicationThis study contributes to the literature on financial security by highlighting the relevance of the perceptions and resulting professional judgment of stakeholders. Assessing a company’s financial security using only economic indicators—as suggested in the existing literature—would be inaccurate when undertaking a comprehensive study of financial security. Specifically, indices and indicators based on financial or managerial reporting...
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Managing the security vulnerabilities of critical systems and hazardous plants
PublicationRozdział poświęcono aktualnym problemom zarządzania ochroną obiektów podwyższonego ryzyka jako ważnych systemów infrastruktury krytycznej. Zarządzanie odpornością na ataki takich obiektów jest oparte na ocenach ryzyka. Podkreśla się, że występują ważne instalacje i systemy wymagające specjalnej uwagi i zabezpieczeń, szczególnie systemy kontroli dostępu do sterowni i urządzeń komunikacji. Opisuje się przykładowe technologie ochrony....
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Security Evaluation of IT Systems Underlying Critical Networked Infrastructures
PublicationCritical infrastructures have become highly dependent on information and communication technology (ICT). The drawback of this situation is that the consequences of disturbances of the underlying ICT networks may be serious as cascading effects can occur. This raises a high demand for security assurance, with a high importance assigned to security evaluations. In this paper we present an experiment-centric approach for the characterisation...
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Security-oriented agile approach with AgileSafe and OWASP ASVS
PublicationIn this paper we demonstrate a security enhancing approach based on a method called AgileSafe that can be adapted to support the introduction of OWASP ASVS compliant practices focused on improving security level to the agile software development process. We also present results of the survey evaluating selected agile inspired security practices that can be incorporated into an agile process. Based on the survey’s results, these...
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Approach to security assessment of critical infrastructures' information systems
PublicationThis study presents an approach to the security assessment of the information systems of critical infrastructures. The approach is based on the faithful reconstruction of the evaluated information system in a computer security laboratory followed by simulations of possible threats against the system. The evidence collected during the experiments, stored and organised using a proprietary system InSAW, may later be used for the creation...
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Functional safety and security assessment of the control and protection systems
PublicationW artykule zostały poruszone kluczowe aspekty integracji podejścia bezpieczeństwa funkcjonalnego ''safety'' i ochrony informacji ''security'' w rozproszonych systemach sterowania i zabezpieczeniowych. Próba integracji zagadnień ''safety'' @ ''security'' została zilustrowana na przykładzie systemu monitoringu i zabezpieczeń pracującego w obiekcie podwyższonego ryzyka.
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ASSESSMENT OF FINANCIAL SECURITY OF AN ENTERPRISE ON THE BASIS OF BEHAVIORAL ECONOMICS
PublicationThe article substantiates that the level of company’s financial security depends not so much on the indicators of its activity, but on its perception of decision-makers and other stakeholders. At the same time, this perception is formed due to the continuous participation of the stakeholder in operations, constant monitoring of financial indicators, the study of current approaches to enterprise management, changes in the environment,...
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Agents in Simulation of Cyberattacks to Evaluate Security of Critical Infrastructures
PublicationIn the last years critical infrastructures have become highly dependent on the information technologies and exposed to cyberattacks. Because the effects of the attacks can be detrimental, it is crucial to comprehensively asses the security of the infrastructures' information systems. This chapter describes MAlSim - the simulator of malicious software based on software agents, developed for the needs of a testbed for critical infrastructures...
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Renewable Energy in the Pomerania Voivodeship—Institutional, Economic, Environmental and Physical Aspects in Light of EU Energy Transformation
PublicationIn the era of globalization and rapid economic growth, affecting most world economies, increased production and consumption are leading to higher levels of energy production and consumption. The growing demand for energy means that energy resources from conventional sources are not sufficient; moreover, its production generates high costs and contributes to the emission of greenhouse gases and waste. In view of the above, many...
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Integrated monitoring, control and security of Critical Infrastructure Systems
PublicationModern societies have reached a point where everyday life relies heavily on desired operation of critical infrastructures, in spite of accidental failures and/or deliberate attacks. The issue of desired performance operation of CIS at high security level receives considerable attention worldwide. The pioneering generic methodologies and methods are presented in the paper project for designing systems capable of achieving these...
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User Trust Levels and Their Impact on System Security and Usability
PublicationA multilateral trust between a user and a system is considered. First of all we concentrate on user trust levels associated with the context-oriented CoRBAC model. Consequently, there were computed user profiles on the basis of its implementation in the information processing system “My GUT”. Furthermore, analysis of these profiles and the impact of user trust levels on system security and usability have been discussed.
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Software modules and application layer's security structure of RSMAD
PublicationThe paper discusses the software modules of Radio System for Monitoring and Acquisition of Data from Traffic Enforcement Cameras (in short RSMAD). The structure of the application layer of the system has also been analysed in details, including: purpose, structure and principles of operation of software modules constituting this system. In addition, the paper presents and discusses the structure of security of application layer...
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Uncertainty assessment in the safety and security oriented risk analyses
PublicationW artykule przedstawiono uwzględnienie oceny niepewności w procesie związanym z analizą ryzyka i analizą bezpieczeństwa oraz ochroną informacji. Przedstawiona została koncepcja oceny bezpieczeństwa i zarządzania ryzykiem z uwzględnieniem analizy warstw zabezpieczeń LOPA. W artykule nakreślono wyzwania związane z integracją podejścia oceny bezpieczeństwa (safety) i ochrony informacji (security) w projektowaniu systemów zabezpieczeń...
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Supporting Compliance with Security Standards by Trust Case Templates
PublicationTrust Cases are used to justify that a given object (a system, an infrastructure, an organization) exhibits certain properties. One of possible applications of trust cases is related to the processes of achieving and demonstrating the compliance with standards. A Trust Case Template derived from a given standard constitutes a skeleton of justification (encompassing evidence and argumentation) of the compliance with the standard....
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Anti-theft lab security system based on RFID
PublicationThe aim of the project is to design and create an electronic system, which can be used to protect laboratory equipment against theft. The main task of the system is to warn a person responsible for the facilities about any attempts made to steal equipment from a laboratory. In a case of an alarm situation, the system emits a sound signal. The concept of the anti-theft security system based on RFID was developed on the basis of...
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Lab security improvement using RFID technologies
PublicationTechnologia RFID stanowi nie tylko technologię bliźniaczą w stosunku do kodów paskowych, ale posiada również dodatkowe cechy takie jak zdalna identyfikacja przy użyciu fal radiowych. Technologia ta staje się coraz bardziej dostępna i koszty jej wdrożenia są coraz mniejsze. W artykule przedstawiono wykorzystanie technologii RFID do ochrony sprzętu laboratoryjengo przed kradzieżą. Zawarto opis laboratorium wyposażonego w urządzenia...
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Network-centric warfare: a strategy for homeland security
PublicationPojawienie się międzynarodowego terroryzmu skutkuje nowym podejście do identyfikacji potencjalnych zagrożeń dla bezpieczeństwa krajowego. Powstał strategiczny dylemat - jak zidentyfikować przeciwnika? Utworzono pojęcie asymetrycznego zagrożenia i, w konsekwencji, asymetrycznej wojny. Z dużym prawdopodobieństwem można założyć, że kolejne zagrożenia będą dotyczyć takich elementów krajowej infrastruktury, jak źródła energii, elektrownie,...
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Assessment of port facilities security in crisis management
PublicationZ punktu widzenia transportu międzynarodowego oraz przemysłowego charakteru systemu portowego, bezpieczeństwo obiektów portowych stanowi ważny element zarówno w zarządzaniu strategicznym portów morskich, jak również element ogólnej koncepcji zarządzania kryzysowego w ujęciu lokalnym, regionalnym, krajowym i międzynarodowym. W celu zapewnienia bezpieczeństwa portów morskich, muszą być prowadzone działania w celu przygotowania administracji...
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Web-based marine gis for littoral security
PublicationW artykule opisano koncepcję oraz przykładowe zastosowania systemu informacji geograficznej umożliwiającego zbieranie, przetwarzanie, integrowanie oraz wizualizację danych pochodzących z pomiarów bezpośrednich, obrazów lotniczych i satelitarnych oraz systemów hydroakustycznych.Przedstawiono przykłady zastosowania systemu w dziedzinie ochrony strefy przybrzeżnej takie, jak: -monitoring rozprzestrzeniania wylewu olejowego, -monitoring...
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Sectarianism as a Factor Shaping Persian Gulf Security
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Functional safety and security management in critical systems
PublicationGłównym celem referatu jest przedstawienie wybranych kwestii zarządzania bezpieczeństwem i ochroną w systemach podwyższonego ryzyka i systemach krytycznych. Zarysowuje się kilka praktycznych problemów analizy bezpieczeństwa funkcjonalnego w celu podejmowania decyzji zgodnie z normami międzynarodowymi IEC 61508 i IEC 61511. Podkreśla się, że aspekty związane z ochroną powinny być starannie rozpatrzone zarówno w fazie projektowania,...
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Hierarchical approach to security monitoring and risk evaluation
PublicationPrzedstawiono problemy bezpieczeństwa sieciowego z uwzględnieiem metod szacowania i oceny bezpieczeństwa w skali lokalnej i globalnej. Podano przykłady analizy 3 systemów wraz z wnioskami oraz sugestie dotyczące trendów przyszłościowych.
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Security level estimation as a function of residual risks
PublicationArtykuł przedstawia sposób oceny poziomu bezpieczeństwa organizacji IT w oparciu o metodę oceny ryzyka. Opisane są podstawowe kroki wspomnianej metody, proponowane rozwiązania i zastosowania. Zaproponowano prosty sposób oceny bezpieczeństwa systemów informatycznych organizacji w oparciu o wielkość wyznaczoną na podstawie wyliczonego ryzyka rezydualnego tychże systemów.
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The Sense of Security of the Prison Service Offi cers
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Water resources security and management for sustainable communities
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Climate Changes in Southeastern Poland and Food Security
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Threat intelligence platform for the energy sector
PublicationIn recent years, critical infrastructures and power systems in particular have been subjected to sophisticated cyberthreats, including targeted attacks and advanced persistent threats. A promising response to this challenging situation is building up enhanced threat intelligence that interlinks information sharing and fine-grained situation awareness. In this paper a framework which integrates all levels of threat intelligence...
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Global energy transition: From the main determinants to economic challenges regions
PublicationDynamic global energy transition has been accelerating for the last decade. Interestingly, the energy transition is multidimensional and concerns both the dimensions of technique/ technology and the economic, social, institu-tional, and legal spheres (Shuguang et al., 2022; Tzeremes et al., 2022; Ram-zan et al., 2022; Tzeremes et al., 2022). The literature also points to the signif-icant impact of the digitization of the global...
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Data Model Development for Security Information Sharing in Smart Grids
PublicationThe smart grid raises new security concerns which require novel solutions. It is commonly agreed that to protect the grid, the effective collaboration and information sharing between the relevant stakeholders is prerequisite. Developing a security information sharing platform for the smart grid is a new research direction which poses several challenges related to the highly distributed and heterogeneous character of the grid. In...
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Unraveling Luminescent Energy Transfer Pathways: Futuristic Approach of Miniature Shortwave Infrared Light-Emitting Diode Design
Open Research DataPhosphor-converted shortwave infrared phosphor light-emitting diodes (pc-SWIR LEDs, 900–1700 nm) are promising next-generation portable light sources for spectroscopy, security, optical communication, and medical applications. A typical design strategy involves energy transfer from Cr3+ to Ni2+, and thus, energy transfer from Cr3+–Cr3+ pairs to Ni2+...
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On Software Unit Testing For Security and Performance Gain At Unit Level
PublicationPerformance and security are software (SW) application attributes situated on the opposite corners of system design. In the most drastic example the most secure component is the one totally isolated from the outside world, with communication performance reduced to zero level (e.g. disconnected physically from the network, placed inside a Faraday cage to eliminate possible wireless accessibility). On the other hand the most performance-optimized...
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On Software Unit Testing For Improving Security And Performance Of Distributed Applications
PublicationPerformance and security are software (SW) application attributes situated on the opposite corners of system design. In the most drastic example the most secure component is the one totally isolated from the outside world, with communication performance reduced to zero level (e.g. disconnected physically from the network, placed inside a Faraday cage to eliminate possible wireless accessibility). On the other hand the most performance-optimized...
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China-Russia Bilateral Security and Military Partnership in Changing World Order: Security Challenges for the United States of America in Asia and Beyond
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Evaluating Security and Resilience of Critical Networked Infrastructures after Stuxnet
PublicationThe chapter presents the current configuration of the simulation environment for the evaluations of the security and resilience of critical networked infrastructures, which enables simulations of Stuxnet-like attacks. The configuration includes new features added to the MAlSim - Mobile Agent Malware Simulator after the advent of Stuxnet in reference to the experiments aiming at the security evaluation of a power plant which we...
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Security of Cryptocurrencies: A View on the State-of-the-Art Research and Current Developments
Publication[Context] The goal of security is to protect digital assets, devices, and services from being disrupted, exploited or stolen by unauthorized users. It is also about having reliable information available at the right time. [Motivation] Since the inception in 2009 of the first cryptocurrency, few studies have been undertaken to analyze and review the state-of-the-art research and current developments with respect to the security...
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Towards systemic functional safety and security management in hazardous plants
PublicationThe aim of this article is to identify and discuss some issues related to functional safety and security management in hazardous industrial plants. The safety functions are to be realised using the electric / electronic / programmable electronic systems (E/E/PESs) or the safety instrumented systems (SISs) that are designed and operated respectively according to IEC 61508 and IEC 61511 requirements in life cycle. Although the role...
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Security of export transactions in the offer of leading banks on the Polish market
PublicationThe following article presents the so-called conditioned payment methods, i.e. instruments for securing export transactions, such as letter of credit, documentary collection, bank guarantees, factoring and forfaiting. The characteristics of each particular method are presented as well as the transactions using them are described. In the following paper, the author included also the leading Polish banks, which offer the above- mentioned...
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Research Platform for Monitoring, Control and Security of Critical Infrastructure Systems
PublicationSustainable operation of Critical Infrastructure Systems (CISs) is of a major concern to modern societies. Monitoring, control and security of such systems plays a key role in guaranteeing continuous, reliable and above all secure access to the resources provided by these systems. Development of adequate software and hardware structures, as well as algorithms to perform such functions cannot be done apart from the operational conditions...
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A Set of Experience-Based Smart Synergy Security Mechanism in Internet of Vehicles
PublicationIn this article, we introduce a novel security mechanism, the Smart Synergy Security (3S). The mechanism uses the Set of Experience Knowledge Structure (SOEKS) and the synergy of security methods in different domains to provide the global optimal security strategy. The proposed strategy is taking into account the characteristics of information security (i.e. confidentiality, integrity, availability, controllability, and reviewability)...
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PUBLIC SOURCES OF FINANCE FOR CULTURE AS AN ELEMENT OF CULTURAL SECURITY IN POLAND
PublicationCulture is an important element of the country, playing an important role both for its security and the economy. It cannot be only seen as a cost-creating sector, but may be a significant factor in economic development. For this to happen, it is necessary to create a system of financing this economic sector. This article’s aim is to analyze the use of funds from public sources in Poland to finance culture-related activities. The...
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Safety and security governance problems of critical systems and infrastructures
PublicationW artykule przedstawiono kilka problemów związanych z zarządzaniem bezpieczeństwem i ochroną informacji w systemach i infrastrukturach krytycznych.Bardzo ważne jest zidentyfikowanie i scharakteryzowanie infrastruktury krytycznej. Przedstawiono nowe wyzwania związane z łączeniem podejścia bezpieczeństwa i ochrony informacji w procesie podejmowania decyzji
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Methodological issues of security vulnerability analysis and risk assessment
PublicationArtykuł przedstawia wybrane aspekty metodyczne związane z zarządzaniem bezpieczeństwem i ochroną instalacji podwyższonego ryzyka. Podkreślono, że występują instalacje podwyższonego ryzyka, które wymagają specjalnej uwagi w zarządzaniu bezpieczeństwem. Zaproponowano metodykę opartą na wiedzy do zintegrowanej analizy LOPA (warstw zabezpieczeń) i ROPA (pierścieni zabezpieczeń). Nadrzędnym celem jest opracowanie metod i narzędzi wspomagających...
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Challenges in security and safety management of critical systems and infrastructures
PublicationReferat poświęcono aktualnym problemom zarządzania bezpieczeństwem systemów i infrastruktur krytycznych. Infrastruktury krytyczne szereguje się z uwzględnieniem kilku kryteriów. Zarysowuje się problematykę zarządzania podatnością obiektów podwyższonego ryzyka na działania z zewnątrz oraz zagadnienie analizy ryzyka na przykładzie systemu elektroenergetycznego. W końcowej części referatu opisuje się nowe wyzwania związane z zarządzaniem...
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Selected Methods For Increases Reliability The Of Electronic Systems Security
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Cryptographic Protocols' Performance and Network Layer Security of RSMAD
PublicationW artykule omówiono architekturę bezpieczeństwa warstwy sieciowej Radiowego Systemu Monitorowania i Akwizycji Danych z urządzeń fotoradarowych (w skrócie RSMAD). Bezpieczeństwo w warstwie sieciowej tego systemu jest zapewniane przede wszystkim dzięki wykorzystaniu Virtual Private Network (w skrócie VPN). W tym celu zaimplementowano dwa protokoły IPsec i L2TP.Zastosowane mechanizmy ochrony danych, w tym typy i parametry VPNów zostały...
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Application of BAN Network to Increase Security in Transport Systems
PublicationIn the article general characteristics of the BAN network with M2M communications are presented. These are networks that enable the implementation of wireless transmission of signals using special sensors located on the body or implanted subcutaneously. These sensors allow monitoring of different type life parameters of a human. In the next part of work there is proposed the implementation of BAN networks to transport systems as...